Laowa 7.5mm f/2 Review (Micro Four Thirds) 

Looks great! I've got a Kowa 6mm C-mount, but it's noticeably soft in the corners. This looks like a much better option. Fairly straightened too.

It seems like a good option since other m43 ultra wides are pretty expensive.

Holy cow...was worried about bad image quality...much better than expected! Going to check my wallet!

Excellent review! Thanks for doing this.

Superb review and very to the point! /Rasmus

Miss your videos

Another excellent review - thanks ML! Please keep them coming for m4/3.

Can we set focal length 7,5mm in gx85? I just can set 8mm minimum focal length

This look like a really neat lens. Thanks for reviewing.

excellent review and a couple of good lessons. Thank You.

Well done! Great review with great pictures.

Nice honest report - thanks!

Great review - thanks for sharing! :)

Fantastic as always! I can't wait to see the comparison with the recently announced 7 Artisans wide angle! It's a fish eye, granted, but wondering how useful it'll be considering it's so affordable (less than $200). Do you think you'll cover this lens?

Would you like to compare laowa 7.5mm f/2 and 7 Artisans 7.5mm f/2.8 fish eye ?

Those flares are nowhere near as bad as the ones produced by the Samyang 12mm f2.

Thanks for the great video. How does this compare with the Panasonic/Olympus 7-14's and the new 8-18mm at the wide ends?

Thank you.

Very useful as I own a GX80 and am intending to get this lens. It's good to see what can be achieved with the same kit and if I can't achieve it, I know it won't be the fault of the lens.

Excellent review Heather! I took my Laowa 7.5mm f/2.0 for a recent trip, and while I like the lens' overall build quality and IQ, it suffers from an inability to focus to infinity. So what's happening is that the lens focus doesn't quite reach anything beyond 10m at f/2-f/2.8, even when I turn the focus barrel to infinity or way past infinity. I tried to fix it on my own by putting some thick pieces of paper in between the rear elements and the cylinder that holds it. I will check later if this solution works. Cheers!

Thanks! I had pre-ordered the lightweight version at launch. Not only a great lens to just keep on the camera, but great for any sort of gimbal or even aerial work. I love my rectilinear Olympus 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO, but it's quite the hefty lens... and one without a filter thread. The Laowa tackles both those issues. And because of the early pre-order a free filter set will be included. So excited!

Mathieu you sound like a woman but the review was excellent. I can't wait to receive my laowa!

Does anyone know if there are any optical differences between the normal and light versions?

Oh man so wide buy me one

What test would you perform to see if you had a defective lens like the one you received?

Any drawbacks in using this for video?

To achieve foreground and background sharpness, in say, doing a walking video on the sidewalk, where you want approaching pedestrians as well as the buildings in the background to be sharp, where would you focus using this lens? Because of the wide angle, the depth of field must be pretty broad, but I would want to know the optimal focus setting to achieve the sharpest results. Highly considering this lens to supplement my 12-32mm kit lens on my GX85. Thank you.

Is it still the widest?

Hey guys how do you know if one buys a copy which is decentered? Thanks for all the good videos!

Is this goin to fit with panasonic gx9??

Would this fit on a Nikon ?

This lens may be very fit to Lumix GM1. XD